Oh, and I hear some linux nerd in the crowd shouting, "*Nix" means "any unix-like operating system!". No, it doesn't.
yes it does...
they mean all unix-like operating systems (*bsd's, linux, hurd, solaris,...)
you must see the * as a wildcard, wich can be replace by either "u" or "lin"...
whoever modded your score up should be spanked...
Michael is currently working for the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT). There he works on their Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) which is used to control all the electronic devices (cameras, sensors, signs, etc.) in, on and around the freeway.
from his family site... (can be found in his email address...)
Yes, I know that, but maybe the US should implement such a law...
If a huge company like that just spends tons of money on a certain product, and sells it a lot cheaper than it's competitors (who need to make profit of it) the competitors will be out of bussines. Wich isn't only bad because a lot of people will loose their job, but this way the big company can make his product a lot more expensive and there would be no need to improve it significantly...
I'm surprised that's even legal?!
Even if that's not a lot of money for MS, in Belgium it's forbidden to sell products for less money than you needed to produce it...
It's unfair competition.
If they put Playstation and Nintendo out of business because they don't have the money to use this trick, some American judge should finally see what MS is doing and give them a REAL punishment...
What I think you should do, is release it for free for personal use (and if it's a good program, many people will (hopefully) start using it, they find bugs, you solve them -> you get a better and more stable program, wich the industry will notice)
Companies however would have to pay a licence (and since they are your intended clients, you wouldn't loose money from the free personal version anyway)
This is imho how software SHOULD be sold... We can't buy eg maya, photoshop,...(making people use illegal software) but the industry can...
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Yes, I know that, but maybe the US should implement such a law...
If a huge company like that just spends tons of money on a certain product, and sells it a lot cheaper than it's competitors (who need to make profit of it) the competitors will be out of bussines. Wich isn't only bad because a lot of people will loose their job, but this way the big company can make his product a lot more expensive and there would be no need to improve it significantly...
I'm surprised that's even legal?!
Even if that's not a lot of money for MS, in Belgium it's forbidden to sell products for less money than you needed to produce it...
It's unfair competition.
If they put Playstation and Nintendo out of business because they don't have the money to use this trick, some American judge should finally see what MS is doing and give them a REAL punishment...
What I think you should do, is release it for free for personal use (and if it's a good program, many people will (hopefully) start using it, they find bugs, you solve them -> you get a better and more stable program, wich the industry will notice) Companies however would have to pay a licence (and since they are your intended clients, you wouldn't loose money from the free personal version anyway) This is imho how software SHOULD be sold... We can't buy eg maya, photoshop,...(making people use illegal software) but the industry can...
search sf.net for ecommerce... you'll find some very nice programs... don't know if that's the kind of app you're looking for...
Another excuse to let people believe that palladium is needed :/
my vote also goes to a chair...
I guesse it's up to you to see how much time you want to put into it...